3 Administrative Staff jobs in East London

Overview

We are seeking a well-rounded, professional, and self-motivated individual to provide administrative, bookkeeping, and client support. This role involves a balance of reception relief, document preparation, compliance support, bookkeeping, and project assistance.

• Tertiary Qualification in bookkeeping or accounting


• Minimum 2 years' experience in bookkeeping, accounts or financial administration


• Completed Articles would be an advantage


• Understanding of accounting, compliance, and payroll principles


• Experience with Sage One / Xero or similar accounting software


• Excellent command of English (additional languages advantageous)


• An understanding of Tax, VAT / Sage allocations would be beneficial

• Assist with bookkeeping and preparation of basic financials.


• Provide payroll assistance where required.


• Support Sage users with client-related queries.


• Bank / customer & supplier reconciliations


• Assist with SARS-related tasks including booking appointments, collecting/submitting documentation, and liaising with auditors or SARS where needed.


• Handle CIPC processes including annual returns, deregistrations, and beneficial ownership registers (BOREG).


• Prepare documentation for new client take on


• Assist with reception duties when necessary (ie – during reception lunch, or when reception is ill -check emails, follow up on calls etc.)

Note: Please ensure that you attach a certified copy of your ID and Qualification to be considered for this position.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful.

We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.

Overview

Administrative Assistant: Undertakings (X4) – Road Accident Fund. Location: East London, Eastern Cape, ZA. Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract. Disabili ty (EE targeted role): Yes. T.A.S.K Grade: 06. Reference No: 6108. Job Posting Salary: R244,732.00. Job Posting End Date: 30 Sep 2025.

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.

Note: These are 36-month, fixed-term contract positions.

• Compliance administration.
• Maintain up-to-date written documentation relating to the department’s business activities.
• Ensure compliance with the policies and process standards.
• Keep abreast of internal standards and business goals to ensure adherence to sound internal control.
• Office coordination: Aid in the maintenance of correspondence, filing, telephonic queries and providing general administration support to the office.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in all matters relating to the office.
• Assist in making follow-ups on outstanding matters.
• Ensure all requests are handled and responded to within set timelines.
• Engage and follow up with Processing Centers on outstanding matters.
• Assist in ensuring the availability of stationery within the department.
• Validate and verify information and documents submitted for accurate capturing and further handling.
• Ensure the systems/registers used are kept up to date.
• Check for duplicate documents, requests and queries and report on them.
• Allocate reference numbers and accurately capture related documents on different systems.
• Allocation of matters to responsible team members.
• Draft and send out letters to all stakeholders as required.

• Aid in arranging meetings on behalf of the department.
• Assist with taking and distributing minutes in accordance to set governance standards.
• Create and maintain a register to track matters outstanding.
• Support in the maintenance of follow-up plan on meeting resolutions and matters outstanding.
• Ensure confirmation of meetings and management of team diaries.
• Schedule appointments with internal and external stakeholders as and when required.

• Administer the records management and filing processes in line with the RAF filing plan.
• Ensure that the filing system is always up-to-date and functional.
• Aid in the retrieval of information at all times as requested in the office.
• Ensure confidentiality of all documents under control and that documentation reaches the intended recipients.
• Acknowledge the receipt of documentation, apply a file number allocation, record data onto the computer system and file appropriately.

• Matric or Grade 12 certificate.

• Relevant 1 year’s experience in Administrative or similar environment.

• Planning, organisation and coordinating.
• Personal mastery.
• Emotional wisdom and decision making.
• Ethics and values.
• Client service orientation.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Good administrative skills.
• Ability to access the required information.
• Writing skills.
• Basic understanding of SCM processes.
• Basic financial acumen.

NB: RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer; successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs.

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.

• Entry level

• Fixed Term Contract

• Administrative
• Industries: Government Administration

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